Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis O 79
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS4220
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis O 79
- Title:
- Yūsuf va Zulaykhā.
- Jāmī, 1414-1492 / جامى،
- Place:
- Iran?
- Language:
- Persian
- Physical Description:
- Extent: i, 268, i leaves : 204 x 110 (131 x 65) mm bound to 204 x 120 mm; paper
- Former Owner(s):
- Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
Filigree Full covers Islamic bindings (Binding) Manuscripts, Persian Manuscripts, 16th century Codices (bound manuscripts) Envelope flaps (features) Manuscripts, Oriental Illuminations (painting) Miniatures (paintings) Manuscripts (documents) - Note:
- Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Binding: Bound in dark brown leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); stamped and gilded central medallion with two pendants on the vertical axis on a contoured field of vines and flowers with cornerpieces, also stamped and gilded with an outside frame of stamped and gilded cartouches; inside covers have reddish leather doublure with intricate mandorla and cornerpieces of gold filigree...
Layout: 12 lines in two columns; border-ruled.
Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
Decoration: Oval medallion in gold and blue with red on the first page (f. 1r) followed by a dual-page illuminated first full opening in gold and blue with red (f. 1v-2r); a headpiece in the same colors appears at the top of the story (f. 2v); numerous section dividers punctuate the text each one is a gold rectangle lined in blue with the text in white ink surrounded by small flowers in a...
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_079.html
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_079/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
